Selected quad for the lemma: mercy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
mercy_n	great_a	lord_n	pity_n	2,183	5	9.5016	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20276	A sermo[n] preached before the Quenes Maiestie, By Maister Edward Dering, the. 25. day of February. Anno. 1569; Sermon preached before the Quenes Majestie	Dering, Edward, 1540?-1576.	1569 (1569)	STC 6699; ESTC S113502	20,738	44

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thy_o judgement_n and_o israel_n thy_o law_n they_o shall_v put_v insense_n before_o thy_o face_n and_o burn_v offer_v upon_o thy_o altar_n bless_v o_o lord_n his_o substance_n and_o accept_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n smite_v through_o the_o loin_n of_o they_o that_o rise_v up_o against_o he_o and_o of_o they_o that_o hate_v he_o that_o they_o rise_v not_o up_o again_o mark_v i_o besethe_v you_o both_o his_o great_a care_n how_o the_o levite_n may_v prosper_v and_o his_o notable_a describe_v of_o they_o what_o man●…r_n of_o man_n they_o shall_v be_v first_o he_o pray_v that_o true_a knowledge_n and_o understanding_n be_v never_o remove_v from_o they_o that_o their_o affection_n towards_o god_n sanctuary_n may_v be_v such_o that_o neither_o father_n nor_o mother_n wife_n nor_o child_n do_v keep_v they_o back_o from_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n and_o covenaunt_n o_o that_o our_o minister_n be_v such_o as_o moses_n pray_v for_o than_o no_o doubt_n god_n will_v bless_v they_o 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¶_o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n majesty_n by_o master_n edward_n dering_n the_o .25_o day_n of_o february_n anno_fw-la .1569_o ¶_o imprint_v at_o london_n by_o john_n awde_o ¶_o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n majesty_n by_o master_n edward_n dere_v 1569._o ¶_o o_o lord_n open_v thou_o my_o lip_n and_o my_o mouth_n shall_v show_v forth_o thy_o praise_n psalm_n 78._o 70._o ¶_o he_o choose_v david_n his_o servant_n also_o &_o take_v he_o from_o the_o shepefolde_v even_o from_o behind_o the_o ewe_n great_a with_o young_a take_v he_o he_o to_o feed_v his_o people_n in_o jacob_n &_o his_o inheritance_n in_o israel_n so_o he_o feed_v they_o accord_v to_o the_o simplicity_n of_o his_o hart_n &_o guide_v they_o by_o discretion_n of_o his_o hand_n the_o prophet_n declare_v in_o this_o psalm_n how_o god_n of_o his_o justice_n for_o the_o great_a sin_v of_o ephraim_n take_v from_o that_o tribe_n both_o the_o tahernacle_n and_o the_o sceptre_n &_o give_v they_o to_o 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